We lastly know when players within the US and Canada will have the ability to pre-order the Swap 2. Nintendo introduced that Swap 2 pre-orders will open on April 24 in each areas. The unique Swap 2 value will stay the identical, $450, as will the unique $500 value for the Nintendo Swap 2 + Mario Kart World bundle.
Nonetheless, Nintendo introduced that some Swap 2 equipment will obtain “value changes” resulting from “market circumstances.” “Different changes to the value of any Nintendo product are additionally doable sooner or later relying on market circumstances,” the corporate stated within the press launch.
Nintendo apologized for the pre-order delay in its assertion, and reiterated that the Nintendo Swap 2 shall be extensively out there beginning June 5.
The right way to pre-order the Swap 2
Along with direct from Nintendo, you’ll snag a Swap 2 from collaborating retailers when the console turns into out there. We count on these to incorporate Amazon, Greatest Purchase, GameStop, Walmart and others.
However there’s some fine-print connected to pre-ordering immediately from Nintendo. In response to the pre-order web page on Nintendo’s website, you have to be 18 years or older, sign up along with your Nintendo account and register your curiosity in pre-ordering. Then, you will be despatched an invite e mail when it is time to play your pre-order, and the invitation shall be legitimate for 72 hours. After which there’s this bit of information: “Invitation emails shall be prioritized on a first-come, first-served foundation to registrants who’ve bought a Nintendo Swap On-line membership with a minimal of 12 months of paid membership and a minimal of fifty whole gameplay hours, as of April 2, 2025.”
That appears to imply those that have paid for Swap On-line within the current previous and people who have spent a very good period of time enjoying Swap video games as of late will get first choose at shopping for a Swap 2. There is no telling if these similar restrictions will apply if you wish to pre-order from third-party retailers.
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Tariffs and the Nintendo Swap 2
Throughout its most up-to-date Direct presentation at first of April, Nintendo confirmed off extra of the Swap 2 than it ever had earlier than. That included the reveal of the April 9 pre-order opening date, along with the unique $450 beginning value. Shortly after, President Trump introduced sweeping tariffs on China and different nations, prompting Nintendo to delay pre-orders within the US and Canada.
In a reversal, President Trump then introduced a 90-day pause on steep “reciprocal” tariffs affecting 75 nations, but additionally introduced that the tariff imposed on China will go up even additional (at the moment, it is as much as 245 % for that nation).
We now know that the unique $450 value for the Swap 2 will stay the identical within the US and Canada, however based mostly on its official assertion, it seems Nintendo is leaving the door open for potential future value will increase.
We additionally know that Nintendo began transferring a few of its Swap console manufacturing to Vietnam in 2019. The reciprocal tariff for Vietnam was set to be 46 %, however that seems to be on maintain for now in favor of a ten % reciprocal tariff that’s now in impact for the 90-day pause interval. It has been speculated that Nintendo will ramp up manufacturing of Swap 2 consoles in Vietnam so it could possibly keep on schedule, even when it sells the console at a loss within the quick time period.
Extra Swap 2 particulars
We knew from the teaser trailer for the Swap 2 that Nintendo’s new {hardware} could be larger and would have a brand new strategy to the removable Pleasure-Cons. The brand new Pleasure-Con 2 have a brand new C button, mouse controls and a inbuilt gyroscope for tilt management. The console has a built-in mic to assist a brand new characteristic known as Sport Chat that may allow you to talk with associates in-game. The machine is certainly a bit bigger, with a 7.9-inch LCD display that helps a 120Hz refresh charge, HDR and a 1080p decision.
When docked, you’ll play at as much as 4K in your TV, and Nintendo says it improved the consoles inside audio system as nicely. The brand new dock additionally has a built-in fan to maintain the console cool and assist preserve efficiency throughout lengthy play classes. The Swap 2 has twin USB-C ports for charging, and the bottom storage quantity has elevated to 256GB. The Swap 2’s storage will be expanded just like the earlier mannequin, however it would solely work with newer microSD Specific playing cards.
The Swap 2 has numerous equipment that you’ll buy individually as nicely. These are the equipment that Nintendo acknowledged will obtain value changes — in any other case referred to as value will increase. The new Swap 2 digital camera will now price $55, as a substitute of the unique $50 price ticket; the brand new Swap 2 Professional controller shall be $85 as a substitute of $80; an additional pair of Pleasure-Con 2 controllers will set you again $95 as a substitute of $90 and a Pleasure-Con charging grip will go for $40 as a substitute of $35. Try Nintendo’s official assertion for all the accent value changes.
